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212 pages. Here in more than 200 pictures are the people, places, and events that shaped the first 150 years of The University of Michigan. An exciting visual panorama of change and growth marking a century and a half of educational leadership. Small faint erasure to decorated front endpaper. Lengthy gift inscriptions and signatures upon backside of front free endpaper and front flyleaf. Minor warp to front cover. Minimal wear to book which remains fresh in blue cloth boards which are lettered in gilt. Light wear to dust jacket which has quarter inch tear to top edge of back panel. Book
Pages 178-264 pages plus 16 pages of great vintage ads. Features: The Mysterious Heart of Asia (part I) - Brigadier-General Sir Percy Sykes gives an account of his adventures during a war-time expedition, with photos; The Murder Ship - the Russian schooner Johannis and one of the most tragic narratives in the annals of the sea; The Lifted Veil (part I) - POWs in Turkey concoct a 'spook' and create an amazing deception for their captors; The Largest Camera in the World - constructed by George Lawrence of Chicago - fantastic photo-illustrated article; 'Twixt Earth and Sky - the story of a German's vengeance and the terrible ordeal that resulted for a timber-getter in the New Zealand kauri forests; The Great Zeebrugge Raid - And After (part II) - a Royal Marine captured on the Mole describes the full story of the historic landing (in part I) and curious adventures during subsequent captivity; The Bullet-Hole Cross - Guatemalan estate manager Mr. Dellplain incurs the wrath of an Indian who swears to have his life; The Mystery of the Missing Nun (part II) - Sister Janina disappeared from a peaceful little village in Michigan; Timber-Cruising in California - Terence H. Lambert describes interesting experiences among the big trees of California; Pirate Gold - The Buried Treasure of Mahone Bay, Nova Scotia; After Big Game in East Africa - advice on the fitting out of expeditions, cost, and the game available; Photo of amazing bamboo scaffold structure over the great Ch'ien Men Gate, Peking as it was being rebuilt; A Two-Days' Battle with a Baboon - it escaped aboard a ship!; A Night With a Madman in India; The Sheriff's Bad Day - this story hinges on a very odd connection with this publication; and more. Unmarked with average wear. A quality copy of this great vintage issue. Book
Pages 418-520 plus several pages of vintage ads. Features: The Madness of Don Patricio; My Experiences in the Great Russian Famine - graphic glimpses of the terrible Russian famine of 1907 - article with photos; An Ill-Starred Invention - a patent application goes wrong; Mussel-Farming - a curious Dutch industry (article with photos); Adrift in a Runaway Airship - daring young Chicago balloonist William Matteray and his airship are blown by a gale all the way to Michigan; Sights and Scenes in Java - photo-illustrated article by a former resident; The Queen's Temper - part 1 - a remarkable narrative shows how the actions of obscure individuals culminated in the arrival of British troops and the downfall of Burma as an independent state; The Broken Arrow - a marine detective story by A.A. Jeffries; The Autobiography of a Brigand - Part I - Giuseppe Salomone of Barrafranca, Sicily; In the Land of Perfume - the ancient flowery town of Grasse; The Quest of the "O'Baki" - a Japanese ghost story; Lifting a City - after being destroyed by a tidal wave in 1900 the city of Galveston, Texas is raised several feet to prevent future such disasters; and more. Front cover loose but present. Back cover missing. A worthy vintage copy. Book
Pages 91-176 plus 16 pages of nostalgic ads. Features: The Mystery of the Missing Nun (part 1) - Sister Janina vanished from Isadore, Michigan and it was 12 years before the mystery was solved; Post-Hole Pete - an amusing bear story from the Alaska wilds; The Maddest Exploit of the War - Trooper Gerald Fitzgerald No. 1313 1st King Edward's Horse was unaware of the Armistice so single-handedly pursued the retiring German Army; The Ship That Came Back - the liner "Sesostris" was wrecked off the coast of Guatemala, lifted into a jungle by a volcano, then salvaged to resume her career! - article with photos; Short Stories; The Great Zeebrugge Raid - and After (part 1) - Sergeant H. Wright, D.S.M., of the Royal Marine Light Infantry provides striking narrative; Ants and Other Pests - Mining Engineer E.T. McCarthy's thrilling experiences; Across Unknown Arabia in Disguise - part 4 - Mr. Philby describes his travels in central Arabia among the Wahhabi (Wahabi) Arabs - article with photos; The Hunting of Felizardo, a notorious brigand in the Philippines - photo-illustrated article; On Foot Through South America - part 7 of 7 - travels in the "Great Wilderness" of Bolivia, and a meeting with "Jack Thompson" - photo-illustrated article; With a Bristol Fighter Squadron on the Western Front - part 4 (illustrated); Down at Iceland - sights and events on a trip to Iceland in a typical Grimsby trawler ; A Battle with Bears - an exciting story from the wilds of Wyoming, by Frank M. McMaines; Nice illustrated B.V.D. underwear ad on back cover. Average wear. Unmarked. A quality vintage copy. Book
76 pages. Cover: Japan's Admiral Mitsumasa Yonai. Contents: National Affairs: Louisiana: Twelve Years (Concluded) - Governor Race - Sam Houston Jones defeats Earl Long; Michigan: Chase Salmon Osborn Takes on U.S. Bureau of Census; Foreign Affairs: Scandinavia - Foreign Ministers for Norway, Sweden and Denmark Meet over Finnish-Russian War; India: Frontier Firebrand - Mirza Ali Khan a.k.a. Fakir of Ipi; Russia: White Red City - Leningrad in the Middle of Finnish-Russian War; Japan: Son of a Samurai - Admiral Mitsumasa Yonai; Dominican Republic: Smiling Plot - General Rafael Leonidas Trujillo donates land to Jewish and Non-Jewish Refugees of World War II; World War: Grand Strategy - Widening out in the Northern Blockade and Southern Stirrings in Rumania; Northern Theatre: Russians battle into Viipuri; The Press: South's Guardian - Courier-Journal in Louisville, Kentucky; Education: Growing Concern - Frank Aydelotte to Leave Swarthmore College; Science: Tough Guys - Charles Wilkes and Elisha Kent Kane (1820 - 1857); Psousennes Found - Archeologist Pierre Montet finds tomb of King Psousennes I; Religion: Interdict - Interdict imposed on Holy Redeemer Church in Cleveland, Ohio by Archbishop Joseph Schrembs; Business & Finance: Associated Gas & Electric - Bankruptcy Restructuring; and Manufacturing: Schoolgirl Complexion - Colgate-Palmolive-Peet Comapny. Full page colour vintage print advertising with Susann Shaw, Florence Dornin and Dana Dale promoting Chesterfield Cigarettes. Binding intact. Small mailing stamp bottom right back cover. Contents clean and unmarked. Average wear. A sound vintage copy. Magazine
Contents: New Haven urban renewal; Urban Coalition; A Program for Cities; George Lincoln Rockwell and the National Socialist White People's Party, and Rockwell's murder by John Patler (Patsalos); Photo of maiden flight of Navy F-111B; Trainees at For Sill P.O.W. Course - preparing for the worst - with photo; Marine Gunnery Sergeant Jimmie E. Howard awarded Medal of Honor - with photo; Smoking and Safety; Forest fires in the Northwest; Vietnam War update; Macnamara on Bombing the North; Arab Refugees after war with Israel; Review of Israel's victory; Photo of North American Aviation's XB-70 and X-15 supersonic aircraft; Ch'u Silk Manuscript; Photo after marriage of George Scott Romney, oldest son of Michigan Governor George Romney; Photo of Bobbie Gentry; Bus Mosbacher; Swimmer Debbie Meyer; Gaylord Perry and the Spitball; Sandy Dennis - article with photos; Photo of Edgar M. Bronfman who purchased shares in MGM from Philip J. Levin; The death of Henry John Kaiser - story with photos; "Alligators" - LaCoste sports shirts; Clarence Jackson of Phoenix, AZ and his fight with Sears; and much more. Unmarked. Above-average wear to cover. Book
Features: Railroad News Photos; Steam News Photos; The Iron-Horse Opera - 20th annual motive power survey/Confessions of middle-aged locomotive reporter David P. Morgan; An Objectivity Test - it is difficult to review the new Turbotrain without sounding like a United Aircraft publicist - nice photo; The style of steam in its birthplace - nice European photos with text; Penn Central's last bid for Passengers; Traction's super heavyweights - they weighed over 71 tons and could do 80 mph plus - the Michigan Railway's new 50 mile interurban line between Grand Rapids and Kalamazoo; From Bucyrus to Belgium - by C. Grattan Price Jr.; and more. Average wear. Date stamp atop front cover else unmarked. Sound copy. Book
58 pages. Features: The Hibiscus & Heliconia Short Line Railroad on Hawaii - article with photos; The Rail Detector Car Identifies Faulty Rails - article with photos; Staten Island Rapid Transit - a B&O Subsidiary - article with photos and map; Photo Section including wonderful centerfold photo of a Western Maryland 4-6-6-4 on a curve west of Cumberland, Md.; Behind the Statistical Nightmares of the Pennsylvania Railroad's first 100 years - a story of a transport colossus - article with photos; Riding the "Dixie Line" NC&StL from Nashville to Atlanta; Photos of immense locomotives in the process of being scrapped; Great vintage ads; and more. Unmarked. Average wear. Binding intact. A sound vintage copy. Magazine
50 pages. Many wonderful black and white photos. Features: Saga of the UP Streamliners - many years of experimentation led to 17-car coast streamliners of today; Utah Interurbans; The Lady Said No - Lady Baltimore balked at pulling trains for which she was not designed - awaits dismantlers; By Rail Across Lake Michigan - car ferries run every day, winter or summer, cutting mileage and avoiding the congested Chicago area; Railfans on Parade - the New Yorker's reporter-at-large takes a look at an institution which has vanished for the duration; Diesel in the Rockies - internal combustion and steam work together on the climb to the Moffat Tunnel; Your Guess is Good - Railroad picture quiz; White Pass & Yukon - Bill Moore's Trip, Part II - a trek on a three-foot gauge grapevine stepped in mining lore; Locomotives of the White Pass & Yukon; New Tunnel - larger locomotives force replacement of tunnel 85 years old - the Chesapeake & Ohio (C&O) between Afton and Waynesboro, Va; Average wear and soiling. Centerfold lookse but present, otherwise a sound vintage copy. Magazine
8vo. 370 pages. In Yiddish. Photograph illustration plates. First edition. SUBJECT (S) : Women Palestine; Working class women Palestine; Jewish women Palestine. Covers a little worn, text clean, good condition. (HEB-3-1)
Slight wear to cover and top and bottom of spine. Book is 6 1/4"w x 9 1/4"h and features deckle-edged paper of various colors and textures with beautiful color prints and poetry on the theme of animals and nature. About 25 pages. " Gwen Frostic was an American artist, entrepreneur, author, and Michigan Women's Hall of Fame inductee. A lifelong resident of Michigan, Frostic is known for her naturalist, Linocut block print artwork, created using Original Heidelberg Platten presses." [Wikipedia]
Slight wear to top and bottom of spine. Book is 6 1/4"w x 9 1/4"h and features deckle-edged paper of various colors and textures with beautiful color prints and poetry on the theme of animals and nature. About 25 pages. " Gwen Frostic was an American artist, entrepreneur, author, and Michigan Women's Hall of Fame inductee. A lifelong resident of Michigan, Frostic is known for her naturalist, Linocut block print artwork, created using Original Heidelberg Platten presses." [Wikipedia]
499pp. 24 cm. Hardcover Very good condition good